I'm a complete AK novice, so I apologize for asking a pretty basic and open-ended question, but I'm curious to hear people's opinions on this. I picked up an Arsenal SAM7 from a friend about 10 years ago that came with the pinned muzzle brake shown on this NJ-complaint SAM7R:
http://www.arsenalinc.com/usa/SAM7R-...SAM7R-61N.html
I'm guessing that mine was made to be compliant with the assault weapons ban that ended in 2004. A search of the archives and the web didn't turn out many references or photos to this style of muzzle brake, so I took that to me that it's probably an antiquated brake that may not be the most effective (or popular).
While I'm primarily an AR user, I'd like to upgrade a few things on this AK for use as an alternate home defense rifle. Is it worth the trouble to replace this brake, or would I be looking at minimal improvement on an HD weapon? The rifle functions very smoothly, but the milled receiver is pretty hefty, so I'm not sure I will ever use it as primary rifle (in training or otherwise), but I still like the idea of maintaining a quality AK in the collection.
Thanks for any insight you all can offer.
Dave
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